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(FILES) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends a press conference after his meeting with Turkey's President in Ankara on June 8, 2022. Venezuela on January 3, 2026, demanded an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the US military strikes on the country, amid uncertainty over the whereabouts of President Nicolas Maduro, after President Donald Trump said that US forces had captured the Venezuelan leader after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela after capturing Maduro in military strike

Venezuelan leader faces drug charges as U.S. President verbally asserts American dominance in the Western Hemisphere

Adrian Morrow

4 min read

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro holds his a portrait (right), and that of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, in Caracas on Jan. 3.

Nicolás Maduro’s heavy-handed rule in Venezuela comes to an end with U.S. action

Maduro's rule was marked by economic collapse and social crises

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A person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro after bombing the capital Caracas and other cities in a dramatic climax to a months-long standoff between Trump and his Venezuelan arch-foe. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Canada urges respect for international law after U.S. captures Maduro in Venezuela

Foreign Affairs Minister says Canada is engaging with global partners

Ian Bailey

2 min read

Nicolás Maduro’s heavy-handed rule in Venezuela comes to an end with U.S. action

Maduro's rule was marked by economic collapse and social crises

4 min read

Canada urges respect for international law after U.S. captures Maduro in Venezuela

Foreign Affairs Minister says Canada is engaging with global partners

Ian Bailey

2 min read

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Halifax on Dec. 27, 2025. Carney said Canada will provide a further $2.5-billion of economic assistance for Ukraine during that meeting.

Carney to fly to Paris for meeting of Coalition of the Willing in support of Ukraine

Prime Minister will join leaders from more than 30 countries to discuss security guarantees for negotiated peace with Russia

Ian Bailey

3 min read

Sparklers atop champagne bottles likely started Swiss resort fire, investigators say

Police say 40 people have died and 119 were injured

Eric Reguly

5 min read

(L-R) Joyce Gillespie, Karen Smith, Lesia Castellano and Laura Zulauf look at old photographs together. The photos were mostly from their teenage years together.

Canadians are spending less time than ever with friends. Some are getting inventive to stay close

Adults are putting in the work to deepen bonds through book clubs, monthly dinners, gaming nights and video updates

Zosia Bielski

8 min read

Armed suspects still sought after deadly Saskatchewan First Nation shooting

Big Island Lake Cree Nation leaders say the community is stressed and frightened

Temur Durrani

3 min read

Ms. Stewart's original cat, Bear, died in 2022, but storing his DNA allowed her to create Bear Bear and Honey Bear.

Would you clone your pet? The seemingly sci-fi practice is becoming more mainstream

Tom Brady recently cloned his beloved dog. For just US$50,000, you can too

Dave McGinn

4 min read

Struggling with insomnia? ‘Sleep hygiene’ rules could be making it worse
Dr. Rébecca Robillard
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Fitness trends to watch in 2026
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Respiratory virus season is here. These reminders from an ER doc can help keep you healthy
Dr. Shazma Mithani
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Looking for a therapist? Here’s a guide to getting started
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Three stories of fresh starts: Deeper relationships, renewed purpose and community building
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Fitness classes are more expensive than ever. Are they worth it?
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Following a workout program can help you stay committed - here’s how to write your own
Alyssa Ages
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Julie Beausoleil poses for a portrait in her home in Ottawa on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. The map on the wall has the places she has travelled scratched off. Keito Newman/The Globe and Mail

Travellers are stretching their dollars and time by using AI to plan trips

Chatbots are gaining ground as the new influencers when it comes to vacations – but sometimes they get it wrong

Mariya Postelnyak

4 min read

Hipparchus working in his Alexandria observatory with telescope and orbital models in this book illustration from 1880.

opinion

This year, I’m making a resolution I know I won’t achieve

Maybe the key to the perfect New Year’s resolution is to pick something you know you’ll never accomplish

Mark Medley

11 min read

Books sit on a shelf at an Etobicoke library, in Toronto, Sunday, April 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

The enduring power of a good book

The solitude of reading is a welcome respite from a world overflowing with ‘content’

The Editorial Board

3 min read

How we live

Madison Tevlin wants to prove her disability is the least interesting thing about her

The 24-year-old viral sensation who’s been in an award-winning film has launched a podcast called 21 Questions

Actress, host, and model Madison Tevlin at The Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment Canada Tribute Awards at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto, on May 29.

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Three alcohol-free drinks for Dry January

Christopher Waters

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What to watch this weekend: NHL hockey, a killer clown, and another Netflix true-crime doc

Amber Dowling

4 min read

In Revelstoke terms, I’m a terrible skier, but I’ve learned a lot about myself on the slopes

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opinion

Not only is food more expensive, it is also becoming ultraprocessed garbage

Vass Bednar

Le régime ultra-transformé de cette étude était conforme aux recommandations nationales britanniques en matière d'alimentation saine, disent les auteurs. Sur la photo, une épicerie de Montréal en octobre 2024. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Graham Hughes

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Canada urges respect for international law after U.S. captures Maduro in Venezuela

Ian Bailey

Police officers along a street in Caracas on Jan. 3, after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

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NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa on the death of his wife and the comfort he got from across the aisle

Laura Stone

MPP Sol Mamakwa at Queen's Park in Toronto on December 10, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

4 min read

Ottawa’s military spending sends this Alberta lab, and universities nationwide, into overdrive

Joe Friesen

Prof. Ashwin Iyer in the M3 Lab anechoic chamber at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta on December 22nd 2025. This chamber is where novel antennas are tested, and electromagnetic environments can be synthesized.

4 min read

Nowhere to turn: Shelters can’t keep up with demand to help those fleeing domestic violence

Molly Hayes

Tessa Mcfadzean, Director, Good Shepherd Women's Services, is pictured at Martha House in Hamilton on December 11, 2025.

In the month of October alone, Martha House had to turn away 67 women seeking refuge. In November, they turned away 51. Across the country, shelter stays have grown longer than ever, because people have nowhere to go. (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)

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Glaciers in Western Canada shrunk at near record rates in 2025

Justine Hunter

Helicopters rescued more than 60 hikers from Bugaboo Provincial Park after a glacial ice dam burst triggered a flash flood, destroying their only route out of the southeastern B.C. mountains. Aug. 17, 2025.

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What’s the least I can do to get in shape?

Graham Isador

Athletic couples cooperating while exercising sit-ups with medicine ball during sports training in a gym.

5 min read

Paris museum faces calls to return North American Indigenous artifacts

Rafael Miró

Deerskin moccasins, embroidered with porcupine quills and glass beads, identified as originating from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in the mid-18th century. The moccasins are one of a vast collection of North American Indigenous artifacts at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris.

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Canada defeats Slovakia 7-1 at world juniors to book semifinal date with Czechia

Canadian forward Caleb Desnoyers (25) and Slovak counterpart Andreas Straka (15) battle while Cole Beaudoin (26) looks during the countries' quarterfinal matchup at the world junior hockey championship in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

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South Korea’s ‘yogurt aunties’ hold the front line in the fight against loneliness

James Griffiths

A 'yoghurt auntie' rides her electric cart through an alleyway in Seoul on November 8, 2018. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

4 min read

Opinion

A transit blunder in the name of equity

Marcus Gee

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Why I decided to finally get my driver’s licence

Marissa Stapley

9 min read

News To Me – Canada’s greatest export

Gabrielle Drolet

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Canada’s red-and-white tide of patriotic fervour ready to rise in 2026

Cathal Kelly

4 min read

How 2026 will challenge standards editors

Sandra E. Martin

4 min read

Ontario has a math emergency

Nidhi Sachdeva

A classroom at an elementary school in Toronto pictured on Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

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Canola crops grow at a farm in Saskatoon in July, 2025.

Ottawa’s biofuels subsidies come into force as country tries to stay competitive with U.S.

Kate Helmore

3 min read

A liquefied natural gas carrier ship is docked at LNG Canada's export facility on the Pacific coast in Kitimat, B.C., in August. LNG Canada became the first Canadian export terminal for the fuel when it began shipping to Asia in 2025.

U.S. LNG exports hit record highs as Ottawa seeks to boost Canada’s modest output

Brent Jang

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Jackie Olson, 2025 Yukon Prize finalist, talking about her artworks at the Finalists’ Exhibition at the Yukon Arts Centre Gallery, Saturday October 4, 2025, as part of the Yukon Prize Weekend Celebrations. there are 3 different artworks by Jackie Olson which appear in this photo.

The red handprint is part of a larger work called "Reconstruction"; the 2 panels directly behind Jackie are works from "The Land Speaks to Me" and the 3rd one (square painting visible in the distance) Is called "Red Hands".
Handout Mike Thomas

Pitching in: Bringing more attention to Yukon-based artists

Paul Waldie

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Can Canada’s economy ignite in 2026? These 14 charts illustrate our investment dilemmas

Canada is hungry to boost productivity before Donald Trump eats our economy for lunch. Here are some of the challenges ahead

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Financial Facelift (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)

As Ross, 62, nears retirement, how can he minimize taxes now – and for his estate in the future?

Dianne Maley

5 min read

Array of piggy banks in saturated colours on high colour contrast background. Illustration of the concept of bank savings, financial investment and multiple sources of income

Your favourite personal finance stories of 2025

Meera Raman

3 min read

L-R: Marion Leyland, William Jesse, Carole Lulham, David Wende, Elaine Gamble

Revisiting the best of Tales of the Golden Age

Brenda Bouw

9 min read

Opinion and Analysis

Shoppers browse items for sale at Eaton Centre on Boxing Day in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

opinion

Beware the rosy 2026 economic forecasts, for pride comes before a fall

John Rapley

4 min read

Prescription drugs are seen on shelves at a pharmacy in Montreal on March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

opinion

Canada Drug Agency shouldn’t be determining cost-effectiveness of drugs

David Clement

3 min read

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

opinion

An AI future demands liberal arts agility

Ian Sutherland and Lucas Orfanides

3 min read

Workers package some of the artisinal cheeses at the production facility of Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser in Noyan, Que., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

opinion

Countries are crusty about cheese, causing free trade to crumble

Rita Trichur

4 min read

Life & Culture

Galas of the week: CANFAR supports AIDS research, BC Children’s Hospital raises funds for new tech

CANFAR took over shops, galleries throughout Toronto’s Yorkville, Crystal Ball black-tie fundraiser raised an impressive $6-million

Rick Ilich, Malcolm Berry and Laurie Cavanaugh BC Children’s Hospital’s Crystal Ball raises funds for new technology

Nolan Bryant

2 min read

What Lorne Michaels and Graydon Carter can teach us about the American psyche

Eric Andrew-Gee

Carter attends the 50th anniversary party and fashion show of Ralph Lauren in Central Park during New York Fashion Week, Sept. 7, 2018.

5 min read

‘Everyone wants happily ever after’: A final conversation with late author Sophie Kinsella

sarah laing

FILE - Author Sophie Kinsella shops in the children's section at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

6 min read

Becoming a stand-up comedian meant succeeding at failure

Alex Robert Ross

11 min read

Books we’re reading and loving in January

Globe staff

6 min read

In the know

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National Gallery’s new exhibit embraces the cold with art depicting winter’s impact across cultures

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Hamilton hospital employing new tech to track down misplaced equipment

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